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Frances Cook: How to find financial freedom
Author Frances Cook's new book on financial independence, Your Money, Your Future, is billed as a "real-life handbook to finding freedom on any income". She joins the show to discuss the new book and… Audio
Working from home blurring the boundaries for some
The Covid-19 lockdowns have seen a global shift in how we work, with millions adjusting to working from home. But what does that mean for our working habits? An international study from Microsoft… Audio
The 'donation dollar' that's designed to be given away
The new Australian $1 coin is stamped with a message that reads: 'Donation Dollar: Give to help others.' The coin, the first of its kind in the world, has been minted in the hope that it will raise… Audio
Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?
The government is scrapping changes brought in in 2015 to try stop excessive pay increases for MPs, labelling them a failure that have had the opposite effect.
Last year Parliament froze MPs'… Video, Audio
Fonterra's Spierings payout 'beyond belief' - Shane Jones
Former Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings is under fire for receiving a $4.7 million payout when he left the dairy giant last year.
The revelation follows the news the country's largest company… Audio
New Christchurch City CEO paid more than last one
Christchurch City Council's new CEO Dawn Baxendale will be paid an annual salary of just under $500,000 - $100,000 more than her predecessor, Karleen Edwards, who finished her five year contract in… Audio
Napier mayor's salary stopped after stroke
The Napier City Council is stopping the salary of Mayor Bill Dalton, as he recovers from a stroke which he suffered in April. Mr Dalton has been with the Council since 2007, first as a councillor then… Audio
MBIE pays $1.9m back to employees left out-of-pocket
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has started paying back staff who were short-changed on their holiday pay over several years, going back to 2004.
Pay freeze for MPs
The government has used its powers to ignore the rules and pass a bill through all its stages at once to freeze MPs' pay. Audio
Public service bosses lose performance bonuses
Public service bosses are being stripped of their performance bonuses, just a day after the government announced a freeze on MPs' pay. Late in 2017 State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, announced… Audio
DHBs agree two-year pay deal with nurses
Nurses and midwives employed by district health boards (DHBs) will receive a 2 percent pay rise this year followed by a further 2 percent next year.
Average salaries nudge $75k... for some
The average New Zealand salary advertised on the job site Seek has increased and sits at $74,965.